Method of making a current breaker
AssigneeAstotec Automotive GmbH
InventorsWolfgang ART, Dietmar HABA
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AssigneeAstotec Automotive GmbH
InventorsWolfgang ART, Dietmar HABA
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To produce a current disconnector for automotive safety systems having a conductor (1) which has at least one weakened disconnection point (7a, 7b), the conductor (1) is overmoulded in a plastic injection-moulding tool (2, 3). According to the invention, the disconnection point or disconnection points (7a, 7b) of the conductor (1) is/are produced in the plastic injection-moulding tool (2, 3). This not only simplifies production, it also prevents damage to the conductor, which is fragile owing to the weakened disconnection point, before it is stabilised by the overmoulding. Preferably, the disconnection point or disconnection points (7a, 7b) is/are produced by the closing movement of the plastic injection-moulding tool (2, 3). The disconnection point or disconnection points (7a. 7b) can also be produced in the preheating region of the plastic injection-moulding tool.
In a method of making a current breaker for automotive safety systems having a conductor formed with at least one weakened separation point and where the current breaker is made by overmolding the conductor in a plastic-injection mold with an encapsulation, the improvement comprising the step of:
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